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Illustration – Cholesterol rises after eating a lot of meat
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Gridhot.ID – When performing worship fastmost people tend to consume food too much at iftar and suhoor.
This in turn has the potential to increase levels of cholesterol because too much consumption of foods such as fried foods, fatty meats to foods with coconut milk.
It is known, high cholesterol levels in the body can cause disease such as coronary heart disease and stroke.
Therefore, it is important to maintain health by controlling cholesterol levels in the body. One way is to live healthy diet.
However, it is necessary to know in advance that not all cholesterol in the body has a negative impact.
Because cholesterol in the body is divided into two, namely low-density lipoprotein (LDL) cholesterol and high-density lipoprotein or HDL.
LDL is cholesterol that can cause disease or better known as bad cholesterol. While HDL cholesterol is also known as good cholesterol.
HDL can help eliminate body cholesterol through the liver. High HDL cholesterol levels can actually reduce the risk of heart problems and stroke.
Conversely, uncontrolled LDL cholesterol levels can cause fatty plaques to build up in arteries throughout the body.
Foods to avoid with high cholesterol
As previously explained, having a healthy diet is an effort to control cholesterol levels.
The United States Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) recommends that people with high cholesterol eat foods that contain unsaturated fats and reduce consumption of foods that contain saturated fats.
quote Kompas.comHere are the foods that people with high cholesterol should avoid.
1. Fatty meats
Meat containing saturated fat, be it chicken or beef, is recommended for people with cholesterol to reduce it.
This is because the fat content of cholesterol in both meats is quite high. For example, on chicken thighs. 100 grams of chicken thighs contain 127 mg of cholesterol or 42 percent of the total daily cholesterol requirement.
2. Offal
Not only fatty meat, the inside or offal such as lungs, liver and kidneys also have a high cholesterol content.
Although some people really like it because of the delicious taste of innards, the consumption of offal really needs to be limited for people with cholesterol.
For example, 100 grams of beef liver offal contains 494 mg of cholesterol which is equal to 164 percent of a person’s daily cholesterol requirement.
3. High-fat dairy products
Full-fat dairy products are indeed rich in nutrients such as protein, phosphorus, or calcium. But on the other hand, full fat milk also contains high cholesterol.
In one cup of full-fat dairy products or about 245 grams contains approximately 31.8 mg of cholesterol. Therefore, cholesterol sufferers are advised not to consume full fat milk in excess.
4. Dessert or dessert
Dessert or desert can be in the form of cakes, ice cream, and other foods that tend to be sweet and contain high cholesterol.
For example, in 1/2 cup (200 grams) of chocolate mousse contains 283 mg of cholesterol which is 94 percent of the total daily cholesterol requirement. Meanwhile, in 1/2 cup of sweet ice cream, contained 33 percent of the daily cholesterol requirement.
Therefore, excessive consumption of desert in the long term can increase the potential risk of diseases, such as obesity, diabetes, heart disease, or even cancer.
5. Processed meat
Processed meat does have advantages in terms of practicality. However, consuming too much processed meat is also not good.
Reporting from Health Line, a study involving more than 614,000 participants showed that an additional 2 ounces (50grams) of processed meat per day had a 42% higher risk of heart disease.
6. Seafood
Lastly, there is seafood. Many people like this type of food. In addition to its delicious taste, it is not difficult to process seafood into delicious dishes.
Unfortunately, seafood or seafood has a high risk for people with cholesterol. Because, processed seafood such as shellfish, crab and shrimp are foods that are high in cholesterol.
Of the three types of seafood, shrimp has the highest cholesterol content. For example, in 85 grams of shrimp, there are 214 mg of cholesterol.
That was a number of foods that should be avoided by someone who has a history of high cholesterol.
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